Question

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升學考試). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

　　“Which university (大學) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.

　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.

　　“The most famous university?”

　　“Oxford University (牛津).”

　　Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

　　A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”

　　“Who's Fred Smith?”

　　“He's my son.”

　　“Does he study in the university, too?”

“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors（教授）.”

1.The story happened in ________.

A. America　 B. France　 C. Germany　 D. England

2.Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

A. their son did well in his lessons

B. they have a big farm

C. they have a good harvest

D. their son studied at a middle school

3.Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.

A. her son finished middle school

B. her son was handsome

C. her son was going to study in a university

D. her son was very friendly to others

4.Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.

A. her friend could hear her

B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy

D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

5.Which of the following is true? __________.

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了特納夫婦農場主，因為自己的兒子攻門功課都好而感到高興。上個月，他們的兒子通過了升學考試，將要去上大學，他們很高興，告訴其他的農場主。有一天，特納太太坐公交車去鎮上買東西。在車上她大聲炫耀她兒子要上牛津大學。旁邊有一位婦女說，“你認識弗雷德·史密斯？他是我兒子，他是牛津大學的教授。”我們猜想，特納太太覺得自己的兒子沒人家的兒子出色，就不會再炫耀了。

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故選C。

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考點：故事類短文閱讀。